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theaflavin

theaflavin noun: an antioxidant polyphenol found in tea; any derivative of this compound.

Noun

theaflavin (countable and uncountable, plural theaflavins)

  1. An antioxidant polyphenol found in tea; any derivative of this compound.

Forms of theaflavin

pluraltheaflavins

Origin of theaflavin

Thea (“former tea plant genus”) + flavin

Questions about theaflavin

What does theaflavin mean?
Theaflavin means an antioxidant polyphenol found in tea; any derivative of this compound.
What part of speech is theaflavin?
Theaflavin is a noun.
What is the plural of theaflavin?
The plural of theaflavin is theaflavins.

Words near theaflavin in the dictionary

  1. the-rapist
  2. Thea
  3. theaceous
  4. Theadore
  5. Theaetetus
  6. theaflavin
  7. theaflavins
  8. Theagenes
  9. theah
  10. theaism
  11. Theaker

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